Gate.



F. A GUTH.

GATE.

APPLICATION FILED Mn 5, 1911.

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Patented Apr. 1

T PIA. GUTH.

' Y 1911. 1,093,404, Patented Apr. 14, 1914.

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FREDERICK A. GUTI-I, OF WAVERLY, OHIO.

GATE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK A. GUTH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Waverly, in the county of Pike and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvement-s in Gates, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to gates and more particularly to tilting folding panel collapsible gates.

In my Patent #954,280, it will be noted that the gate is pivoted directly between the posts. In this construction the gate has to be assembled at the pointof use and can only be removed from the post for repairs or other purposes by taking down the entire gate.

It is a further object of this invention to avoid this difliculty, and broadly speakingthe object sought is to produce a gate which will be unitary in itself and may be removed as a unit from its supporting posts.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of novel forms of uprights for pivotally connecting the horizontal members of the gate and having means therein to receive the wires in such a manner that the gate may tilt and collapse without bending the wires at each movement.

Further objects of the invention will appear as the following specific description is read in connection with the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this application, and in which Figure l is aperspective view of the gate and operating mechanism therefor. Fig. 2 is a section taken through the operating shaft showing the gate in side elevation in open position. Fig. 3 is a detail rear elevation. Fig. 4 is an elevation of the latching post and its associated guides. Fig. 5 is a detail horizontal sectional View of the gate. Fig. 6 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through the top bar of the gate. Fig. 7 is a section taken on the line 11l1 of Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a similar view taken on the line 12-12 of Fig. 6.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 and 2 represent the pivoting or supporting posts of the gate and 3 indicates the latching post. The gate proper comprises a plurality of horizontal members 4, 4: and 1 each of which is substantially U- shaped in cross section, although they may be of any desired configuration, the upper Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 5, 1911.

Patented Apr. 1 1, 191%. Serial No. 625,251.

one preferably being U-shaped for purposes Which will be hereinafter apparent.

These horizontal members are connected together by uprights 5 which consist of separate members 6 and 7 joined together in parallelism by the pivot bolts 8 which pivotally connect said uprights to the horizon tal members and journaled across themembers 6. and 7 of the uprights, are cross braces 9 having apertures 10 formed therein to receive the wires 11. The members 6 and 7 at the latching end of the gate have journaled therein substantially \l-shaped wire supports 12 to which the wires are permanently connected while, at the pivoting end of the gate, the members 9 have mounted in their apertures 10 the screw eyes 13 which are adjusted by the nut 1 1 and held in adjusted position by the lock nut 15. These screw eyes are provided to take up any slack in the wires. The upper horizontal member 4 is carried beyond the pivoting end of the gate and is slightly raised, as shown at 16, so as to connect with the brace 17 which is separated from the upper horizontal member intermediate its length by a pivoting strut 18. The rear end of the brace converges toward. the raised portion 16 and is connected thereby by a balance Weight 19 which is adjustably secured upon the end of the brace and the end of the up right by means of a set screw 20. The forward end of the brace converges toward, and is connected to, the top horizontal memher by rivets or in any other suitable manner, thus making a gate complete in itself which may be shipped as a unit to the point where it is to be set up.

The rear set of uprights or those farthest away from the latching post are rigidly se cured by means of bolts 21 between the supporting posts 1 and 2, so that these posts may be set up and the gate placed in position therebetween or removed therefrom without disconnecting any parts of the gate itself and without pivoting the gate di rectly to the supporting posts. The pivot bolt 8 which connects the rear uprights with the top horizontal member also passes through the legs of the strut 18 and extends slightly beyond the same, so as to provide a mounting for the flexible shafts 22 which extend at right angles from opposite sides of the gate and arejournaled in bearings 23 carried upon supporting posts 24, the terminal or outer ends of the shaft being journaled in bearings 25 upon posts 26 which also support the trip mechanism, to be hereinafter described. These shafts are flexible 5 throughout their lengths and are preferably constructed of spring steel, substantially U- shaped in cross section, and are adapted to twist throughout their length so as to raise the gate to the position shown in Fig. 2 or to lower the same, when in such position, so

as to close the same.

As each shaft is tensioned independently of the opposite shaft it is necessary to provide a gate operating means common to both shafts, and I therefore use a substantially V- shaped member 27 whose opposite legs are secured to the shafts 22 on either side of the gate and which has secured to its forward end a substantially U-shaped member 28 which seats over the top horizontal member and has one of its legs bent back upon itself so as to extend up into the top member 1. \Vhen the shafts are tensioned to raise the gate, the V- shaped member 27 is turned by the shaft,

carrying its forward end outwardly until the hook end 29 of the member 28 is stopped by contact with the member 1. The outer end of the V-shaped member continues to raise under the tension of the shaft and carries with it the gate, the horizontal members pivoting upon the uprights 6 and '7 which are secured between the posts 1 and 2, the uprights pivoting upon the horizontal members and remaining in constant parallelism.

3 A buffer spring 20' is arranged between the posts 1 at their rear sides, near their lower ends, and has a horizontal attaching arm at its upper end which is secured to one of said posts. When the gate is raised the weight 19 engages said spring so that the shock absorbed and concussion is minimized.

In the initial upward movement of the member 27 the hook end 29 engages the crank end 30 of the rock shaft 31 which is journaled in bearings 32 within the top horizontal member l and which extends to the latching end of the gate, where it is provided with a similar crank arm 33 adapted to engage beneath the latching hook 34 pivoted beneath and between the sides of the top horizontal member and arranged in position to engage the latching keeper 35 carried by the latching post 3. The latching hook 3-1 is limited in its downward movement by a strut 86 extending across from side to side of the member at and is guided in its movements to the latching keeper by means of a V-shaped casing 3.7 which forms a. part of said keeper and is carried by the post 3. A similar casing 38 is carried by the lower end of the post 3 and is provided with a shelf 39 which limits the downward movement of the gate and is engaged by a buffer spring 10 carried by the horizontal member 4'.

Trip mechanisms for operating the shafts 22 to cause the same to raise and lower the gate are indicated in Fig. 1 of the drawing on the posts 26.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is 1. In combination with a pair of spaced supports, a tilting and folding gate comp-rising uprights, and horizontal members pivotally connected thereto, the uprights at the inner end of the gate comprising a pair of spaced members detachably secured to and between the said supports, the said horizontal members being arranged between the members of said inner end upright and the uppermost of the said horizontal members being formed with a brace arm which extends inwardly and upwardly from the upper, inner corner of the gate, a strut extending above the said upper horizontal member and having spaced lugs at its lower end astride of and engaging the upper ends of the members of said inner uprights and mounted on the pivot which connects said upper horizontal member to said upright members, a brace arranged above and having its outer end recessed to the said upper horizontal member, said brace bearing on and being secured to the strut and having a rearwardly extending arm united to the first-named brace, and a counterbalancing weight carried by the rearward extensions of the said braces.

2. In combination with a pair of spaced supports, a tilting and folding gate compris- 100 ing end and intermediate uprights, each composed of a pair of spaced members, and said members of the inner end upright be ing secured to and between said spaced supports, horizontal members extending be- 105 tween and pivotally connected to the members of said uprights, horizontally arranged wire supporting members connecting and pivotally mounted between the members of the inner end and intermediate uprights, 110 substantially V shaped horizontally arranged wire supporting members connected and pivotally mounted between the members of the outer end upright and tensioned wires secured to and connecting the inner end upright and V-shaped wire supporting mem bers and passing through and slidably engaged with the intermediate wire supporting members.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

FREDERICK A. GUTH.

\Vitnesses PERU HUTT, PHILIP GABELMAN.

Copies of this pat nt may be ta d f r five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

